The Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters was founded in 1901 by

Emily Drayton Taylor Emily Heyward Drayton Taylor ( – June 19, 1952) was an American miniature painter. Emily Heyward Drayton was born on in Philadelphia, the daughter of Henry Edward Drayton and Mary Brady Drayton. She married neurologist Dr. John Madison Ta ...

to promote the work of

miniature portrait A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century el ...

painters of Pennsylvania. It held exhibits from 1901-1951 at the

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryl ...

. Taylor served as its president from 1901 until 1951.

Anna Margaretta Archambault Anna Margaretta Archambault (1856–1956) was an American artist and author. She is best known for her 1924 book ''A Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania'', which remains in print as of 2020. Life Born in 1856 ...

was the secretary of the society for many years.Archives of American Art: Anna Margaretta Archambault selected papers, a. 1880-1946accessed June 2, 201

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